καθαρμός
κᾰθαρμός,
ὁ,(
καθαίρω)
A). cleansing, purification, from guilt,
νίψαι καθαρμῷ τήνδε τὴν στέγην S. OT 1228 : hence,
purificatory offering, atonement, expiation,
καθαρμὸν τῆς χώρης ποιέεσθαί τινα Hdt. 7.197 : freq. in pl.,
μύσος ἐλαύνειν καθαρμοῖς A. Ch. 968 (lyr., dub. l.), cf.
Th. 738 ,
Eu. 277 ,
283 ,
Berl.Sitzb. 1927.156 (Cyrene): sg.,
S. OT 99 ;
θοῦ νῦν καθαρμὸν δαιμόνων make
an offering to avert their wrath,
Id. OC 466 ;
καθαρμὸν θύειν E. IT 1332 ;
λύσεις τε καὶ καθαρμοὶ ἀδικημάτων Pl. R. 364e ;
ὁ περὶ τὴν διάνοιαν κ.
Id. Sph. 227c ;
κ. ποιεῖσθαι τῆς δυνάμεως, Lat.
lustrare exercitum,
Plb. 21.41.9 ,
Plu. Caes. 43 ; of the Roman
lustrum,
D.H. 4.22 ;
κ. ὅπλων, σάλπιγγος,= Lat.
armilustrium, tubilustrium,
Lyd. Mens. 4.34 ,
60 .
2). purificatory rite of initiation into mysteries,
Pl. Phd. 69c ,
Phdr. 244e ;
ἀνιστὰς ἀπὸ τοῦ καθαρμοῦ D. 18.259 , cf.
Plu. 2.47a : hence in pl., as title of poem by Empedocles,
Ath. 14.620d ; by Epimenides,
Suid. s.h.v.
3). purgation by ordeal, PMag.Lond. 46.180 , 196 .
2). metaph.,
purge, clearance of unhealthy animals,
Pl. Lg. 735b .
III). =
κάθαρμα 1.2 ,
Plu. 2.518b .
ShortDef
a cleansing, purification
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
καθαρμός
Headword (normalized/stripped):
καθαρμος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-51694
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">κᾰθαρμός</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>,(<span class="etym greek">καθαίρω</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cleansing, purification</span>, from guilt, <span class="quote greek">νίψαι καθαρμῷ τήνδε τὴν στέγην</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1228" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1228/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 1228 </a> : hence, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">purificatory offering, atonement, expiation</span>, <span class="quote greek">καθαρμὸν τῆς χώρης ποιέεσθαί τινα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:197" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.197/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.197 </a> : freq. in pl., <span class="quote greek">μύσος ἐλαύνειν καθαρμοῖς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:968" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:968/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 968 </a> (lyr., dub. l.), cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:738" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:738/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 738 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:277" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:277/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eu.</span> 277 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:283" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:283/canonical-url/"> 283 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Berl.Sitzb.</span> 1927.156 </span> (Cyrene): sg., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:99" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:99/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 99 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">θοῦ νῦν καθαρμὸν δαιμόνων</span> make <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">an offering to avert</span> their wrath, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:466" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:466/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 466 </a>; <span class="quote greek">καθαρμὸν θύειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1332" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1332/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IT</span> 1332 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">λύσεις τε καὶ καθαρμοὶ ἀδικημάτων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:364e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:364e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 364e </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ὁ περὶ τὴν διάνοιαν κ</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg007.perseus-grc1:227c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg007.perseus-grc1:227c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sph.</span> 227c </a>; <span class="foreign greek">κ. ποιεῖσθαι τῆς δυνάμεως</span>, Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lustrare exercitum</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:41:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:41:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 21.41.9 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg048:43" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg048:43/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Caes.</span> 43 </a>; of the Roman <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lustrum</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:4:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:4.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> 4.22 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">κ. ὅπλων, σάλπιγγος</span>,= Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">armilustrium, tubilustrium</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2580.tlg002:4:34" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2580.tlg002:4.34/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lyd.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mens.</span> 4.34 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2580.tlg002:60" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2580.tlg002:60/canonical-url/"> 60 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">purificatory rite</span> of initiation into mysteries, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg004.perseus-grc1:69c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg004.perseus-grc1:69c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phd.</span> 69c </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:244e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:244e/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phdr.</span> 244e </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἀνιστὰς ἀπὸ τοῦ καθαρμοῦ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg018.perseus-grc1:259" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg018.perseus-grc1:259/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 18.259 </a> , cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.47a </span>: hence in pl., as title of poem by Empedocles, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:620d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14.620d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ath.</span> 14.620d </a>; by Epimenides, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Suid.</span> </span> s.h.v. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">purgation</span> by ordeal, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PMag.Lond.</span> 46.180 </span>,<span class="bibl"> 196 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">purging, evacuation, discharge</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:587b:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:587b.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 587b1 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.134d </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">purge, clearance</span> of unhealthy animals, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:735b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:735b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 735b </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> = <span class="ref greek">κάθαρμα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:1:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:1.2/canonical-url/"> 1.2 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.518b </span>.</div> </div><br><br>'}